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Ochoco School Crossing offers studio, erties that Housing Works has ev-
one, two and three-bedroom apart- er developed. In addition to the
ment homes for workforce house- unique architecture of the school,
holds earning at or below 50% annual with its wide hallways, saw-tooth
median income (AMI). The Ochoco walls and brick masonry, the for-
School Crossing campus offers a mer school gym and cafeteria are
unique home for its residents in a gaining new life as well. The gym
supportive and service-rich environ- will function as a community rec-
ment. reation center managed by Crook
County Parks & Recreation Dis-
Ochoco Elementary School served
trict. NeighborImpact’s Head
the community of Prineville for al-
most 70 years. Ochoco School Cross- Start program has been using the
former cafeteria space since Au-
ing allows the legacy of Ochoco
gust 2017. Outside, the property
School to live on. The hallways will
has been transformed into an at-
include memorabilia from years past
tractive site including green space,
while the classrooms, now converted Ochoco School Crossing is dedicated to
playgrounds and landscaping. Tom Kemper, Housing Works’ Executive
into apartments, house families in
Director from 2013 – 2018, whose leader-
affordable, quality homes. ship, vision and passion for affordable
Ochoco School Crossing is, without a housing made these homes possible.
doubt, one of the most exciting prop-

Our newest housing communities provide homes for diverse populations.

Ponderosa Heights provides 48 ters helped fund this new
affordable apartments with a mix community. Ponderosa
of 32 one-bedroom, 8 two- Heights is situated on two
bedroom and 8 three-bedroom parcels totaling 2.12 acres
apartment homes. This affordable and is made up of 6 attrac-
property is income-restricted to tive, two-story, craftsman-
households making at or below style buildings that blend in
60% of the area median income beautifully with the sur-
with rents starting at $620. All 48 rounding neighborhoods.
homes are leased up and occu-
Ponderosa Heights is close to
pied thanks to the work of EPIC schools, social service provid-
Property Management. ers, work opportunities and

medical providers. This set-
Funding from OHCS through the
ting is ideal for serving
LIFT Housing Program, Housing
Sisters’ workforce families.
Development Grant Program and
Residents also have access to
4% LIHTC bonds, as well as a gen-
a robust spectrum of services
erous grant from the City of Sis- and programs.